Chapter 6 of No time for Toffee! is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of No time for Toffee! is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
There was a dreadful silence as the judge tapped the palm of his hand with the gavel. He lifted his gaze to the ceiling then levelled it slowly on Rooney. "So we're back to the blonde woman again, are we?" "I'm afraid so," Rooney admitted weakly. "That's her over there, looking mad."
Chapter 6 of No time for Toffee! is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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inflected form of “admit” — declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
From this reading “"I'm afraid so," Rooney admitted weakly.”
a person with fair skin and hair
From this reading “"So we're back to the blonde woman again, are we?"”
the overhead upper surface of a covered space
From this reading “He lifted his gaze to the ceiling then levelled it slowly on Rooney.”
a small mallet used by a presiding officer or a judge
From this reading “There was a dreadful silence as the judge tapped the palm of his hand with the gavel.”
inflected form of “level” — aim at
From this reading “He lifted his gaze to the ceiling then levelled it slowly on Rooney.”
the inner surface of the hand from the wrist to the base of the fingers
From this reading “There was a dreadful silence as the judge tapped the palm of his hand with the gavel.”
in a condition for letting out liquid drawn out as by piercing or drawing a plug
From this reading “There was a dreadful silence as the judge tapped the palm of his hand with the gavel.”
in a weak or feeble manner or to a minor degree
From this reading “"I'm afraid so," Rooney admitted weakly.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “There was a dreadful silence as the judge tapped the palm of his hand with the gavel.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading There was a dreadful silence as the judge tapped the palm of his hand with the gavel.
inflected form of “admit” — declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
From this reading "I'm afraid so," Rooney admitted weakly.
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading "I'm afraid so," Rooney admitted weakly.
anew
From this reading "So we're back to the blonde woman again, are we?"
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "So we're back to the blonde woman again, are we?"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There was a dreadful silence as the judge tapped the palm of his hand with the gavel.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "So we're back to the blonde woman again, are we?"
a person with fair skin and hair
From this reading "So we're back to the blonde woman again, are we?"
the overhead upper surface of a covered space
From this reading He lifted his gaze to the ceiling then levelled it slowly on Rooney.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading There was a dreadful silence as the judge tapped the palm of his hand with the gavel.
a small mallet used by a presiding officer or a judge
From this reading There was a dreadful silence as the judge tapped the palm of his hand with the gavel.
a long fixed look
From this reading He lifted his gaze to the ceiling then levelled it slowly on Rooney.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading There was a dreadful silence as the judge tapped the palm of his hand with the gavel.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He lifted his gaze to the ceiling then levelled it slowly on Rooney.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "That's her over there, looking mad."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading There was a dreadful silence as the judge tapped the palm of his hand with the gavel.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'm afraid so," Rooney admitted weakly.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He lifted his gaze to the ceiling then levelled it slowly on Rooney.
determine the result of (a competition)
From this reading There was a dreadful silence as the judge tapped the palm of his hand with the gavel.
inflected form of “level” — aim at
From this reading He lifted his gaze to the ceiling then levelled it slowly on Rooney.
held up in the air
From this reading He lifted his gaze to the ceiling then levelled it slowly on Rooney.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading "That's her over there, looking mad."
roused to anger
From this reading "That's her over there, looking mad."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was a dreadful silence as the judge tapped the palm of his hand with the gavel.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He lifted his gaze to the ceiling then levelled it slowly on Rooney.
above and across; more than
From this reading "That's her over there, looking mad."
the inner surface of the hand from the wrist to the base of the fingers
From this reading There was a dreadful silence as the judge tapped the palm of his hand with the gavel.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He lifted his gaze to the ceiling then levelled it slowly on Rooney.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading There was a dreadful silence as the judge tapped the palm of his hand with the gavel.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading He lifted his gaze to the ceiling then levelled it slowly on Rooney.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "So we're back to the blonde woman again, are we?"
in a condition for letting out liquid drawn out as by piercing or drawing a plug
From this reading There was a dreadful silence as the judge tapped the palm of his hand with the gavel.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That's her over there, looking mad."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There was a dreadful silence as the judge tapped the palm of his hand with the gavel.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading He lifted his gaze to the ceiling then levelled it slowly on Rooney.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was a dreadful silence as the judge tapped the palm of his hand with the gavel.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He lifted his gaze to the ceiling then levelled it slowly on Rooney.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a dreadful silence as the judge tapped the palm of his hand with the gavel.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "So we're back to the blonde woman again, are we?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "So we're back to the blonde woman again, are we?"
in a weak or feeble manner or to a minor degree
From this reading "I'm afraid so," Rooney admitted weakly.
in the company of; together with
From this reading There was a dreadful silence as the judge tapped the palm of his hand with the gavel.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading "So we're back to the blonde woman again, are we?"
Chapter 6 of No time for Toffee! by Henry Farrell holds 406 sentences, grouped into 82 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
Chapter 6 holds 406 sentences of No time for Toffee!, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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